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Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg are two legends who made their mark in the industry as prolific filmmakers who have crafted some of the most influential films of the past few decades. While Eastwood never collaborated with Spielberg as an actor, he has directed several projects under Spielberg’s production ventures.

One of the most underrated collaborations of the duo is Spielberg’s TV series Amazing Stories. The anthology show, which followed along the lines of The Twilight Zone, saw Eastwood direct one romantic horror episode starring Harvey Keitel and Sondra Locke, written by Spielberg. The series was revived in 2020 by Apple TV+.

Clint Eastwood’s TV collaboration with Steven Spielberg on Amazing Stories is one of the books Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven | Credits: Warner Bros.

Clint Eastwood got his breakthrough on TV with the Western show Rawhide, after which he went on to star in Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy.

Martin Scorsese’s Favourite Alfred Hitchcock Film(Photo Credit –Wikimedia)

It’s no shock that Martin Scorsese holds deep admiration for Alfred Hitchcock, a classic example of one master of the craft recognizing another. But what’s curious isn’t the respect itself, it’s how seldom that admiration bleeds directly into Scorsese’s work. His cinematic universe isn’t exactly littered with overt Hitchcockian fingerprints.

Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese: Two Paths Through the Labyrinth

Alfred Hitchcock’s playground was a twisted hall of mirrors, full of psychological games and taut. His characters were often pawns in elaborate cat-and-mouse setups, where every step had weight and every glance carried secrets. That kind of mechanical precision and manipulation of tension isn’t something Scorsese regularly leaned into. His thrillers, as visceral and unforgettable as they are, don’t quite orbit the same planet as Hitchcock’s finely tuned fear factories.

Physical media culture is alive and thriving thanks to the home video tastemakers hailing everywhere from The Criterion Collection to Kino Lorber and the Warner Archive Collection. Each month, IndieWire highlights the best recent and upcoming Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K releases for cinephiles to own now — and to bring ballast and permanence to your moviegoing at a time when streaming windows on classic movies close just as soon as they open.

The summer movie season is around the corner, though Ryan Coogler’s box-office wonderment “Sinners” has certainly taken a headstart bite out of it. It’s already grossed $168 million worldwide and is still climbing, though “Thunderbolts*” — receiving more praise than usual for recent Marvel titles — looks to dethrone it as the weekend’s top film.

That said, if you’re looking to not leave your sofa this month or are fatigued by scrolling through streaming offerings, there are some...

Some of the auteur’s most classic movies will debut on Netflix starting in June.

The Netflix library is already packed with an astounding number of TV shows and movies from all decades, but it’s about to add some true classics into the mix. Customers can already stream Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal work “Psycho” on the service, but as announced this week, Netflix will also be adding a selection of other top movies from the director in the coming weeks.

Key Details: Need a thrill?: Netflix is adding titles like “Vertigo” and “Rear Window” to its library. Spooky summer: The movies will begin streaming on Netflix on June 1. Cinema in the Big Apple: Netflix is also partnering with the Paris Theatre in New York to exhibit the films. Sign Up $7.99+ / month netflix.com

Netflix will welcome a series of the best-known Hitchcock titles to its library soon. Viewers...

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A collection of Alfred Hitchcock movies will be available for streaming on Netflix starting June 1, and Netflix is also staging a massive, six-week screening series at its Paris Theater in New York City that will cover many of the master of suspense’s classics.

Available for streaming on Netflix in the U.S. beginning on June 1 will be “Vertigo,” “Rear Window,” “Frenzy,” “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” “Family Plot,” “The Birds,” and more. “Psycho” is already available on the streamer, as is the biopic “Hitchcock” as directed by Sacha Gervasi. All the films will be presented in a row of titles on Netflix, and they’ll also be accompanied by some other films that were inspired by Hitchcock, such as “Us” and “Barbarian,” which Netflix has also licensed.

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Netflix is making it the summer of Alfred Hitchcock in New York. The streaming giant will bring 36 Hitchcock films to its Paris Theater in New York, as well as a dozen more features connected to the director — from those he influenced (Robert Zemeckis’s What Lies Beneath) to those which influenced him (Fritz Lang’s M).

The series — Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer — will run from May 16 to June 29 at the Paris Theater, which Netflix purchased in 2019. The films range from Hitchcock’s early works such as Blackmail to enduring hits such as Psycho and The Birds.

Thirty five of the films will play on 35 mm, including Birds, The Man Who Knew Too Much, North By Northwest, Rear Window and Vertigo. The New York Film Critics Circle is co-presenting the series.

The screening series coincides with Netflix bringing a collection Hitchcock titles to its service beginning June 1, including Vertigo, Rear Window,...

Exclusive: Ahead of next month’s release of Karate Kid: Legends, actor, filmmaker and New York Times bestselling author Ralph Macchio has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.

Macchio is of course best known for his leading role of Daniel Larusso in the Karate Kid franchise, which he’s now played in four feature films and one hit TV series. Larusso is first introduced in 1984 classic The Karate Kid, as a bullied teenager new to California who’s taken under the wing of Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), a handyman who teaches him karate as a means of self-defense and a way of life. Macchio reprised the part across another two films spanning the rest of the 1980s, amd then put it aside until 2018, when he came on to lead Cobra Kai, a series from Sony Pictures Television that began its life on YouTube before finding critical acclaim and a large following on Netflix,...

The White Lotus viewers are learning more about the sometimes shocking behind-the-scenes turmoil that occurred during filming last year in Thailand. Perhaps the biggest bombshell is that composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, who won three Emmys for The White Lotus, has announced he's quitting the show after countless arguments with three-time Emmy-winning producer, writer, and director Mike White. Now, White has responded.

There are also new revelations about the challenges of the months-long shoot from actors Jason Isaacs and Aimee Lou Wood that causing quite a stir. As Isaacs put it, "There’s an off-screen White Lotus as well, with fewer deaths but just as much drama."

Read on for the latest details.

The war over the score

"We had our last fight forever," de Veer said of White to The New York Times. "I announced to the [editorial] team a few months ago that I was not coming back, that I was leaving,...

The upcoming episode of “Jonathan Ross Haunted Homecoming,” titled “Hitchcock & the Pool of Death,” promises to be a thrilling experience for fans of the supernatural. Set to air at 10:00 Pm on Saturday, April 5, 2025, on Travel, this episode takes Jonathan Ross back to his roots, exploring the eerie corners of his old home. The viewers can expect a mix of nostalgia and spine-chilling moments as he revisits the haunting memories tied to Epping Forest.

In this episode, Jonathan bravely ventures into the darkness of Epping Forest at night, a place known for its unsettling atmosphere. The forest’s shadows and whispers create a perfect backdrop for a story steeped in mystery. Along the way, Jonathan encounters a malign presence that has long plagued the famed Hitchcock Hotel, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the unfolding narrative.

As Jonathan delves deeper into the hotel’s chilling history, the audience is...

“Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” is officially returning for Part Two on Fox Nation beginning Friday, April 4 and will roll out throughout Easter, Variety can exclusively reveal, along with the first trailer.

From host, narrator, executive producer and Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese, the docuseries tracks over 2,000 years of history, exploring religious figures like Francis of Assisi, Moses the Black and Mary Magdalene. The first season featured Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Sebastian and Maximilian Kolbe.

The first episode “Francis of Assisi” releases April 4 and takes place in the 13th century, following Francis as he experiences the horrors of war and finds new meaning later in life by starting a brotherhood and going face-to-face with the leader Sultan Al-Kamil. The second episode “Moses the Black,” dropping April 11, follows the runaway slave Moses in the 4th century as he gives up violence and his former life in favor of a remote desert monastery.

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Dial M for Murder (1954) was a typical Alfred Hitchcock film made mid-career for the suspense icon. It was based on a play of the same name produced just two years prior and starred Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. The plot follows a London playboy intent on planning the perfect murder of his rich and unfaithful wife, played by Kelly. It would be hailed by critics upon its release, with a few mixed reviews. But overall, it became a staple in the Hitchcock canon.

Kelly would go on to become a regular in other Hitchcock films before she gave up acting entirely in 1956. She went down as being one of...

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A combination that the average viewer might not expect is that of acclaimed horror pioneer director Alfred Hitchcock and children's author Roald Dahl. Dahl was mostly known for his whimsical and offbeat children's books, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach. However, Dahl had another side to his writing that involved numerous collections of short stories, both weird and bizarre, including a collection written for Playboy Magazine between 1965 and 1974. Peel back the layers of Dahl's storied career, and it seems to suit Hitchcock's sentiments completely. So, when one of his stories was chosen as fodder for an episode of Hitchcock's TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965), it made perfect sense.

After 136 years, one of history’s greatest crime mysteries may finally be solved. Recent DNA analysis has provided what researcher Russell Edwards calls a “100 per cent” match linking Polish-born barber Aaron Kosminski to the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. This breakthrough has reignited discussions around the case, leading many to revisit films inspired by the Ripper’s reign of terror.

If you’re looking for the perfect movie to watch in light of this revelation, there’s no better choice than Alfred Hitchcock’s silent-era masterpiece The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927).

Why The Lodger: A Story Of The London Fog is a Must-Watch

Though Hitchcock never explicitly names Jack the Ripper in The Lodger, the film is heavily influenced by the real-life events surrounding the murders. The story follows a mysterious tenant who checks into a London lodging house just as a serial killer, known as the Avenger,...

This article contains major spoilers for "Companion."

Gender-based conflict, violence, and terror are embedded into the fabric of horror. Vampires searching for brides, damsels in distress needing to be saved, "Hitchcock blondes," and masked slashers hacking up scantily clad babysitters and camp counselors are mainstays of the genre, and the overwhelming majority of horror stories are either exploiting, examining, or subverting the expectations of gender-based violence. However, as film theorist Carol J. Clover so perfectly explained in her essay "Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film," when it comes to horror, "gender is less a wall than a permeable membrane."

Horror movies are rich with cross-gender identification, and it's been psychologically theorized that horror fans have a greater capacity for empathy. It's why cis men watch a film like "Aliens" and easily identify Ellen Ripley as the coolest character without ever believing she's "lesser-than" for being a woman, and...

The most enjoyable additional extras on this disc, aside from Becoming Hitchcock, are interviews with Neil Brand about the scores. Even on The Ring, which is presented here with a score he didn't write, he proves an excellent guide to the mood of the film. Melodrama à la Manx: Stephen Horne on scoring Hitchcock is less detailed in terms of the film itself, but offers an insight into Horne's working on the score.

Davina Quinliven's conversation on Hitch's Leading Ladies - which can be found on The Manxman - is an excellent and accessible dive into the stars of the films on this set and their thematic connections to Hitchcock's later work. From Silent Film Idol to Superman: John Stuart by Jonathan Croall also gets down to specifics about John Stuart, whose long career would extend to Richard Donner's superhero film of 1978.

Charles Barr provides excellent additional insight.

Spanish-American filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra returns to his genre roots with Carry-On (2024), an airport thriller set on Christmas Eve that evokes the tension of Die Hard with a touch of Phone Booth’s claustrophobic suspense—departing from his usual collaborations with Liam Neeson in Hitchcock-inspired, mid-budget action fare, Collet-Serra teams up with Taron Egerton in a high-stakes thriller that follows Tsa agent Ethan Kopek, who is coerced by a mysterious figure to allow a dangerous package onto a Christmas Eve flight. Although it’s not right to expect something deeper out of Serra’s movies, the film explores themes of morality, manipulation, and the weight of responsibility under pressure. As Ethan navigates a tense game of survival, the narrative delves into ethical dilemmas, personal redemption, and the impact of split-second decisions in life-or-death scenarios. If you found Netflix’s Carry-on riveting in any form, here are 7 other movies that you...

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Biel founded the Make The Difference Network with her family.

Jessica Biel has starred in numerous films, both critically acclaimed and box office successes such as Hitchcock, The Illusionist, The A-team, Total Recall, and Valentine’S Day. In addition to her impressive body of work, Biel is well-known for her extensive philanthropic efforts. In 2010, Biel joined a determined group of climbers to the top of Mr. Kilimanjaro in order to raise awareness about the need for clean water worldwide. This climb was a part of the Summit on the Summit expedition along with members of the United Nations Foundation. In 2012 Biel was honored with an “Impact Award” at Variety’S Power of Women ceremony her work with charity:water specifically highlighting how clean water directly affected the lives of mothers and daughters in villages throughout Africa; as well as its direct link to education for women.

The Young and the Restless (Y&r) spoilers reveal that November sweeps has been an interesting month in the land of Genoa City. Not only have Ian Ward (Ray Wise) and Jordan (Colleen Zenk) returned, but fans also learned they were the ones behind Heather Stevens’ (Vail Bloom) demise and that their target is Sharon Newman (Sharon Case).

Of course, Sharon decided to confess recently as well, so there’s a ton of legal drama on the horizon for her, too.

Y&r’s executive producer, Josh Griffith, recently talked about this intriguing storyline to Soap Opera Digest (Sod) and offered some hints on what’s to come.

The Young And The Restless Spoilers – Sharon Newman Was Never The Intended Murderer

Griffith reveals to Sod what a lot of fans had thought, and that was, Sharon was never the intended character to murder Heather, which is why she blacked out during the who event.

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After spending the month of October discussing Ed Gein and the various cinematic adaptations of his crimes, including The Silence of the Lambs, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (listen here) and House of 1000 Corpses (listen here), Jenn and I are broadening our perspectives for November.

On the Main Feed, we’re focusing on cults and cult leaders with a look at two different, but complementary examples.

First up: we’re zeroing in on Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple and the notorious Jonestown massacre that killed more than 900 people. It’s a fascinating case that prompts us to consider how people can begin a cause with altruistic motives and the intent to do good, but eventually, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Jones is a prime example of this.

Over time, the horrific mass suicide that occurred in the jungles of Guyana have been...

After months competing rumours, a frontrunner has reportedly emerged for director David Fincher’s next film: crime western, Bitterroot.

Whilst the past week may have seen a furious splurge of rumours regarding the nature of Christopher Nolan’s secretive next project, David Fincher is no slouch at this game either. The American filmmaker has kept us guessing for months already as to what direction Fincher’s follow-up to last year’s The Killer will take. A quick search within the Film Stories website shows four different rumoured projects since April, including a Squid Game remake, a Western and two Hitchcock remakes, Rope and Strangers On A Train.

However, it looks like an end to the ongoing speculation may finally be in sight. A new posting at Production List states that Bitterroot, Fincher’s western project, is set to shoot in January of next year. World Of Reel also seems to confirm this,...

Good evening, Alfred Hitchcock fans. The master of suspense is about to be presented in a new coat of paint with a terrifying new limited edition set that gives six of his most beloved films the 4K Blu-ray treatment. Set to release through Gruv this November, Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection packages together Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, North By Northwest, and To Catch a Thief in one place for the first time. All the discs also come with plenty of extra goodies and are contained in a book with stunning artwork courtesy of Tristan Eaton and plenty of other insights about the films inside.

The Vertigo final scene sums up all the qualities that made Alfred Hitchcock such an important filmmaker. Often regarded as his best work and considered by many to be the greatest film of all time, it's safe to say every modern thriller has a little bit of Vertigo in its synthesis. That's because the 1958 movie followed many conventions of the traditional film noir, while improving on the genre for the perfect balance between a harrowing mystery and a beautiful love story. Clashing the two elements through a succession of twists, Vertigo leads to a shocking, unrelenting ending typical of Hitchcock's work.

The movie follows Scottie (James Stewart), a detective who forced himself to retire due to his acrophobia that is, a great fear of heights, which is constantly symbolized in Vertigo through the use of spirals. He reluctantly accepts a mission from a dear friend that turns out to...

The Dinard film festival (2-6 October), traditionally a celebration of all things British, brought its 35th iteration to the seaside city’s screens with a soft relaunch this year, after retitling itself to include Irish films and co-productions. The result was suitably eclectic, with just six films competing for the Hitchcock d’Or, which was voted on by an eight-strong jury of actors and directors. Including The Quiet Girl director Colm Bairéad and House of the Dragon star Phoebe Campbell, the judging panel was headed up by French actress-director-model-singer Arielle Dombasle, a favorite of Claude Lelouch, Éric Rohmer and Alain Robbe-Grillet but more recently seen this summer singing her song “Olympics” to herald the arrival of the Olympic torch in Paris, ahead of the recent games.

Opening with Alice Lowe’s horror-comedy Timestalker and ending with Matt Brown’s psychological drama Freud’s Last Session, the festival — curated by Dominique Green...

Ariane Labed's September Says won the Hitchcock D'Or prize for Best Film in Dinard Photo: Courtesy Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film The directorial debut by Ariane Labed (a French actor born in Greece) who tells the story of two bonded siblings inhabiting their own world in September Says, has won the Hitchcock d'Or for Best Film at the Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film.

The film captures the fragility of adolescence. Screen International praised its "preciseness and intimacy, brought to life by performances from Mia Tharia and Pascale Kann, assisted by Rakhee Thakrar as the single mother who loves them both but cannot fully enter the private sanctum of their sisterhood.”

Jason Patel who plays a British Indian drag queen in Unicorns, and the film's co-director James Krishna Floyd picked up two awards at the closing ceremony Photo: Courtesy Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film...

The Below Deck Med Season 9 finale had an extra special treat for die-hard fans.

Captain Sandy Yawn’s proposal to her now wife Leah Shafer happened, which we knew all season was coming.

The episode ended with a flash forward to Captain Sandy and Leah’s wedding last May.

In the footage, Below Deck Med fans finally got a glimpse of the infamous Norma Trease.

Below Deck Med viewers often see Captain Sandy reaching out to Norma via text when she’s looking for replacement crew members.

Now, we finally get to put a face to a name, and social media is all abuzz about it.

Below Deck Med fans freak out over Norma sighting at Captain Sandy Yawn’s wedding

“This was my surprise of the season. I never thought we’d meet Norma! #belowdeckmed,” read one X.

This was my surprise of the season. I never thought we'd meet Norma!

David Fincher is reportedly in the midst of developing a new project for Netflix: a remake of the classic 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film Rope. Although reported as a rumor due to Netflix's initial refusal to comment, the project's existence has now been confirmed by Kasey Moore, the founder and current editor-in-chief of What's on Netflix though we're still treating it as a rumor until Netflix offers official confirmation.

Rope (1948)

Fincher was initially slated for another Hitchcock remake, Strangers on a Train, starring Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck, but according to World of Reel, he's scrapped the project for Rope. Not much is known about Fincher's plans for Rope thus far, given that the remake was only just confirmed, but Mad Max actress Charlize Theron is rumored to star, with Peaky Blinders screenwriter Steven Knight writing an early draft of the script.

Despite a glowing filmography that includes Fight Club, Se7en,...

In Part 1, the Korean movie with the same title as the Alfred Hitchcock film was “Spellbound”, released in 2011. Part 2 is a review of “Vertigo”, released in 2019, and provides entertainment trivia about the Hitchcock movie of the same name, for contrast and comparison. ♦ 2) Vertigo (2019) Genre: Secret Romance, Workplace or Office Drama IMDb Rating: 6 out of 10 stars MyDrama List: 7.1 out of 10 stars Letterboxd: 3.2 out of 5 stars Storyline: All the women at the office fantasize about Lee Jin-Soo, but none of them have ever gotten to first base with him. So they settle for talking about him during their lunch break. The conversation makes Seo-Young feel uncomfortable, so she excuses herself from the lunch group. They don’t know why she reacted that way, but they dismiss it and continue talking. Her co-workers did not know Seo-Young was having a secret affair with her manager, Lee Jin-So. Seo-Young grew up unhappy and moved...

Alfred Hitchcock earned his reputation as the master of psychological thriller and suspense. While searching for Korean dramas to watch, I stumbled upon 2 films that had the same title as Hitchcock movies which made me curious. However, it seems the only similarity between the Hitchcock movies and the Korean movies is the title. Even so, these K-dramas were interesting to watch. At the end of the article, there is a little bit of entertainment trivia about the Hitchcock movies, for contrast and comparison. ♦ 1) Spellbound (2011) (Also known by the title “Chilling Romance”) Genre: Romantic, Comedy, Horror IMDb Rating: 6.8 out of 10 stars MyDrama List: 8 out of 10 stars Storyline: Ma Jo-Goo is a talented street magician but his act is going nowhere. While performing for the audience, he noticed a mysterious woman in the crowd. When he finished his show he followed and caught up with her. Her dark and mysterious look had...

After years of rumors and speculation, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1988 original film, is finally hitting theaters this weekend. But will it live up to the much beloved first movie? Beetlejuice Beetlejuice certainly has its work cut out for it. For many fans, Beetlejuice is a horror-comedy classic that works perfectly as a standalone film.

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*Availability in US Release Date March 30, 1988Director Tim BurtonCast Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page, Hugo Stanger, Michael KeatonRuntime 92Main Genre Comedy

So many pieces came together to make this movie work: its all-star cast, led by an iconic performance from Michael Keaton as the crude, titular character; that famous and instantly recognizable score by composer Danny Elfman; and the creative vision of director, Tim Burton. But there's another hero behind Beetlejuice who often goes unsung: the film's writer, Michael McDowell.

But who was Michael McDowell?...

The 1980s is a decade widely associated with superb horror films and TV shows, many of which deserve to be revisited now and then. Many horror TV shows during the '80s fell into the anthology format, which allowed for the creation of more hair-raising stories to be told within each season. Horror anthology series also work well with the bingeing model. Audiences don't have to invest a great part of their attention and time to drawn out stories. Instead, viewers can easily tune into any episodes they prefer without having missed important details.

However, not every '80s horror TV show is an anthology. Shows like Beetlejuice and Werewolf have entertaining premises that carry out over a handful of seasons and are easy to binge. A perk of going back and bingeing these series from the '80s is seeing several influential horror writers, directors, and actors get creative...

Before Ella Purnell became a major star on TV, with leading roles in hit shows like Yellowjackets and Fallout, she got her big break alongside a star-studded cast in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Based on the novel by Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home is one of Burton's most underrated movies, often being overshadowed by his long-established classics like Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Batman. As well as giving Purnell the rare opportunity to act in her native English accent, it also paired the rising talent with one of the most beloved directors working today, an experience she remembers as incredible and peculiar.

Appearing at Fan Expo Chicago (via Collider), Ella Purnell reflected on her time working on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. The actress had nothing but kind words to say about Tim Burton. She remembers her early days on set, watching Burton work,...

Actress Gena Rowlands, who earned four Emmys and two Oscar nominations in a long and decorated Hollywood career, has passed away at the age of 94.

Rowlands died on Wednesday at her California home surrounded by family, our sister site Deadline reports. No official cause of death has been released, but she had been battling Alzheimer’s disease for the past five years, according to her son Nick Cassavetes.

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Gena Rowlands, the award-winning actress known for her roles in films such as A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, and The Notebook, has died at the age of 94.

Rowlands died Wednesday, August 14th, at her home in Indian Wells, California, according to TMZ. She had been battling Alzheimer’s disease.

Hailing from Cambria, Wisconsin, Rowlands originally got her start in theater, studying drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Upon graduating, she starred in several repertory productions before making her Broadway debut in The Seven Year Itch. She later starred in the Broadway play Middle of the Night.

Beginning in the mid-1950s, Rowlands transitioned to a career in television. She starred in the syndicated television series Top Secret and made guest appearances on shows including Laramie, Riverboat, 77 Sunset Strip, and Dr. Kildare. She also appeared on several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

However,...

Leonard Engelman, who lobbied the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to install a makeup branch and served as its first governor when they did so, died Thursday at 88 in Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

His death was confirmed by the Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles, but no cause has been given.

Engelman worked on such films as Rocky IV, The Princess Diaries, Batman & Robin and How the Grinch Stole Christmas and did Cher’s makeup for more than 30 years.

He also served as an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences VP and board member for many years.

Born in Burbank, he was the son of a Hollywood makeup artist. Engelman graduated from Burbank High School, and received his first film credit on Alfred Hitchcock’s Topaz (1969).

Engelman received Emmy nominations in 1972 for an episode of Night Gallery and in 2001 for the miniseries Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. He...

Night Shyamalan's Trap drops the hardest early 2000s-ass theatrical vibes I've seen in a hot minute. It's a Hitchcock x CW lockbox collaboration, except the box is the size of a Philadelphia arena. There's room for Shyamalan's shiftiness to breathe, misdirect, and overindulge — which isn't always a blessing. Trap is a tale of two halves; one the "killer in a stadium" mouse hunt, the other an "outside" procedural as the pursuit intensifies. The problem is, those halves don't play nice. Conceptual ambition transforms into contrived criminal escape antics, turning giddy chuckles into eye-roll sighs — but its divisiveness will be salvation for some.

Josh Hartnett stars as Cooper Adams, a Pennsylvania serial killer who strolls right into an elaborate capture plot. Cooper — the perfect father when not dismembering victims — treats his darling daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) to see her favorite musician: Lady Raven (Saleka Shyamalan). The concert, while real, is an...

“The Girl in the Pool” is a laugh riot, delivering sitcom-style shenanigans rather than a sincere sense of tension. Whether it’s intended to be funny or not is debatable. Director Dakota Gorman’s Hitchcock-inspired, psychological thriller about marital infidelity and a fracturing family takes a few of its cues from “Rope,” hiding a key figure in a trunk as a party transpires and a mystery murderer remains in their midst. But the similarities end there. Regardless of whether we’re supposed to chuckle at our hero’s crumbling sanity or empathize with his strife, it’s empty-calorie viewing designed for viewers to either mock or embrace its hijinks. Those who do celebrate its tawdry twists and turns, however, are assured to have a good time.

Meek middle manager Thomas (Freddie Prinze Jr.) seemingly has the perfect life. He has a good job, a huge home in the serene suburbs,...

The Thursday Murder Club is a crime book series by English author and television presenter Richard Osman. The first book, aptly titled The Thursday Murder Club, made its debut in 2020. This was the first time readers were introduced to Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim, the four members of the "Thursday Murder Club" and residents of Cooper Chase Retirement Village. These retirees lead anything but quiet lives and instead solve murders from the comfort of their retirement home.

Netflix has recently announced a movie adaptation for the first book in the Thursday Murder Club book series. The movie will be directed by Chris Columbus, who is more than familiar with book series adaptations. Chris Columbus was the first director to bring the Harry Potter world to life on screen, directing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. And while there is no exact date...

There have been Stephen King movies for almost as long as there have been Stephen King books. King's first novel "Carrie" arrived in 1974, and by 1976, a "Carrie" movie was burning up movie screens. King was still relatively obscure at the time, but as his publishing career continued, he became a household name. He also became a recognizable figure, thanks to public appearances on talk shows, TV commercials, and of course, cameos in movies. King's very first cameo appearance was in George A. Romero's "Knightriders," a movie about a ren faire where people joust on motorcycles instead of horses. In that film, King plays a character named Hoagie Man, who can be seen eating a hoagie in a rather disgusting fashion.

After that, King had a surprisingly large role in Romero's horror anthology film "Creepshow," which King wrote the screenplay for. There, he plays Jordy Verrill, a hick farmer who...

It’s not uncommon for a prominent British actor to be labeled British acting royalty. All types, from Laurence Olivier to Maggie Smith, have worn the label but nobody perhaps has literally worn that title recently to the extent as Helen Mirren. She has had a long varied career and has earned her place as one of the holders of acting’s triple crowns by playing a variety of British monarchs.

Her Oscar came for playing the British Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen,” which dealt with her reaction to the unexpected death of Princess Diana. She would revisit the role nine years later for a Tony on Broadway in the play “The Audience,” which dealt with Elizabeth’s relationships with the various prime ministers who have served under her. It was a different Queen, Elizabeth I, that would bring Mirren one of her four Emmys, when she starred in...

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Even if it might be harder to navigate than any of its top-tier streaming peers, Amazon Prime Video still boasts a wide selection of films, including plenty of older movies that places like Netflix simply don’t care to host. That said, its turnover is frequent and subtle.

June is busting out all over, especially on streaming. Whether it’s hiding from the heat or taking a break from school and work, Disney+ and Hulu are here to satisfying your mid-year entertainment needs.

Disney+ will premiere the first new live-action Star Wars since 2023’s middling to “The Mandalorian” Season 3 and “Ahsoka” with “The Acolyte,” starring “Squid Game” breakout Lee Jung-jae. The series is set before the events of “The Phantom Menace” with a familiar master-padawan storyline but new characters and a new era where that dynamic unfolds. The streamer will also premiere various new options for kids and family-friendly programming, as well as new episodes of “Doctor Who” starring Ncuti Gatwa.

On Hulu, FX comes in hot for the summer, along with an adaptation of Candice Carty-Williams’s “Queenie,” the brat-pack documentary “Brats,” and yes — more “Love Island.” The TV and film library continues to shift with new and expiring titles,...

Few television shows are simultaneously so bonkers and compelling that they inspire ire and enthusiasm from their viewers in equal measure, but the original run of Pretty Little Liars nailed it. From 2010 to 2017, Pll arrived at just the right time for millennials to freak out and theorize online about its mysterious and ridiculous plot points. Much of that joy came from the outlandish tactics of psychological warfare that the villain used against the show’s teenage protagonists – but there were a few moments when A got physical, too.

A quick synopsis: Pll was a soapy young adult thriller in which a group of friends is tormented by a black-hoodied enemy known as “A.” A will go to all kinds of lengths to make the group’s lives uncomfortable by taunting them with anonymous texts, blackmailing them into doing mean crap to each other, and warning them away from getting too...

First look notwithstanding, details have been few and far between on Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, largely understood to concern the production of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, making notable a new set report from Les Inrockuptibles. It should’ve been obvious from the jump that America’s premier hangout filmmaker would resurrect cinema’s most-influential group as, well, a group, with Linklater describing his film as (in a somewhat contradictory manner) “the story of a personal revolution in cinema led by one man, and all the people around him,” with the implication of actors playing Jacques Rivette, Éric Rohmer, Jacques Demy, Agnès Varda, Alain Resnais, and Jean Cocteau.

Fittingly, Nouvelle Vague will not start with Zoey Deutch’s Jean Seberg (admittedly odd combination of words) filming on the Champs-Élysées, but at least stretches back to the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, where, upon The 400 Blows‘ triumphant debut, Godard “succeeded in convincing producer...

Just one crazy shot from the Megalopolis teaser Screenshot: Francis Ford Coppola/YouTube If you saw a bacchanal of film connoisseurs and terminally online people running through the streets and shouting “We’re so back!” this morning, there’s a good reason for it. After 40-odd years, a couple of vineyard sales,...

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If you saw a bacchanal of film connoisseurs and terminally online people running through the streets and shouting “We’re so back!” this morning, there’s a good reason for it. After 40-odd years, a couple of vineyard sales,...

Anthony Hopkins may be in his late eighties, but he is far from retirement as The Hollywood Reporter announces that he is set to star in the upcoming biopic The King of Covent Garden, starring as composer George Frideric Handel. The veteran actor is widely recognized for his performances on the screen and stage as well as his portrayal of a variety of real-life characters over the years of his long career. He has starred as Richard Nixon in Nixon, Sigmund Freud in Freud's Last Session, Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock and Adolf Hitler in The Bunker.

Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel are set to headline a series adaptation of the Alafair Burke novel “The Better Sister” at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned.

“The Better Sister” is described as a thriller about “Chloe (Biel), who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) hustles to make ends meet while trying to stay clean,” per the official description. “When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.”

The series hails from Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado, who will serve as showrunners and executive producers. Banks will also executive produce via Brownstone Productions, as will Biel and Michelle Purple under their Iron Ocean Films banner. Craig Gillespie will direct in addition to executive producing along with Annie Marter through Fortunate Jack Productions. The series is...

Watch just about any media from the mid-20th century and you'll quickly notice something: people smoked a lot more onscreen back then -- like, a lot more. Those born in the current century would no doubt be shocked to learn that even beloved cartoon icons like Donald Duck would light up a pipe or puff away on a stogie when the occasion merited (and that's to say nothing of commercials like the jaw-dropping marketing campaign where Fred Flinstone gets his buddy Barney and his wife Wilma hooked on Winston cigarettes).

Smoking was a useful visual shorthand for a variety of things. When Cruella De Vil spewed a wreath of putrid yellow smoke from her infamous cigarette holder in Disney's animated "101 Dalmatians," you just knew she was trouble, even before dog-napping entered the equation. Alternatively, when Cary Grant carefully lit Eva Marie Saint's cigarette in perhaps the ultimate Alfred Hitchcock picture,...

Sterlin Harjo’s FX pilot “The Sensitive Kind” has added five new cast members.

Killer Mike, Kaniehtiio Horne, Cody Lightning, Michael Hitchcock, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong have all been cast.

They join previously announced series lead Ethan Hawke as well as cast members Keith David, Siena East, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Shepherd, Tracy Letts, Kyle Maclachlan, and Macon Blair. Both Hake and Horne previously appeared in Harjo’s critically-acclaimed FX series “Reservation Dogs.” Hawke appeared in one episode of the final season, while Horne appeared in multiple episodes as the mystical Deer Lady.

Exact plot details are being kept under wraps aside from the fact it is described as a “Tulsa noir about a guy (Hawke) who knows too much.” Further character details for the new cast members are also being kept under wraps

Killer Mike is repped by Active Management and WME. Horne is repped by Amanda Rosenthal Talent Agency,...

Ripley series rehabilitates Highsmith's reputation with gripping storyline, stylish cinematography, and 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Deep Water, an adaptation of Highsmith's work with Affleck, falls short due to crucial differences and lukewarm critical response. Affleck's missed opportunity in Highsmith adaptations, including a failed Strangers on a Train remake, contrasts with success in Gone Girl.

Netflix's thriller series Ripley is not only proving a hit with critics in its own right, but is also helping to rehabilitate the reputation of a failed 2022 Ben Affleck thriller. Starring Andrew Scott, the series is a retelling of Patricia Highsmith's acclaimed 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley – a story that has been adapted for the screen on several previous occasions. However, while the parallels between Ripley, Highsmith's original novel, and earlier versions are obvious, the series also has more subtle connections to Affleck's much-maligned movie.

Although Netflix's Ripley contains several differences from the original book,...